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Messuage in Blake Street in tenure of John Wilkinson, shoemaker, and messuage in Lendall Street in tenure of Mary Lund, widow.
Principal: £100; £3 to be repaid on 30 Nov next and £103 on 01 Jun 1699

Signed and sealed by Thomas and John Dalton

Messuage in the street formerly called Footless Lane, now Finkle Street, and sometime Lendall Street over against the Mint Yard, in the tenure of George Gibson and adjoining a messuage lately in the possession of Mr Thomas Leppington and now Mr Neesome on
east and a messuage of William Alderson on west, and all other tenements in York whereof Margaret Hawkesworth, widow died, seised, made in pursuance of the award of John Mays and Peter Johnson, esquires, of 28 April last according to bonds of submission of Nicholas Suger, George Gibson and John Simpson. Signed and sealed by Nicholas Suger and George Gibson

Consideration: 5 shillings

Made in performance of the award of John Mayes and Peter Johnson, esquires, dated 28 April last and according to bonds of submission of Nicholas Sugar, John Simpson and George Gibson of a bond dated 10 November 1720, from Philipp Langdale, esquire to Nicholas Suger as executor for Margaret Hawkesworth in £500 for payment of £260 as therein mentioned:

Of another bond from Marmaduke Langdale and Jordan Langdale for payment of the same sum (the first bond being for additional security) and of a third bond dated 9 November last from Thomas Hunt to Nicholas Suger in £20 for payment of £10 and interest, on all which bonds £149 10s and some interest remained due; and appointment by Nicholas Suger of George Gibson as his attorney as executor of Margaret Hawkesworth and John Simpson.

Term: 7 years from 25 March last.
Rent £10. The lessor to have the right of re-entry if the rent was 20 days in arrears. George Gibson was to maintain the premises (main timber, walls and slates or tiles excepted). Signed and sealed by John Simpson.

Principal: £50, repayable with interest on 02 April next.

A messuage , lately in the tenure of Margaret Hawkesworth, widow, grandmother of John Simpson and now in the tenure of George Gibson, his father in law. Signed and sealed by John Simpson

Bequeathing to his grandfather, Henry Simpson, £20; to his brother in law George Gibson, £20; and to John Gibson 40 shillings

Appointment of his father in law, George Gibson as his executor. Witnesses: John Coulton, Robert Kitchin, Catherine Kitchin.

Proved in the Prerogative Court of York

Piece of ground in Finkell Street in the tenure of Mr Neesham, fronting the south side of George Gibson's house and containing in length 24 feet, 1 inch, and in depth adjoining Mr Wakefield's house, 18 feet 6 ins, according to the measurement lately taken by Mr William Etty and Mr William Mudd, carpenters. Signed and sealed by Darcy Dalton

Consideration: £10

As to the conveyance by George Gibson to the Directors of a house and ground for £230, taking the materials of the house at £60 in part payment, and clearing the ground of all rubbish, and having power to build upon a wall or pillars to be erected to the level of Mr Gibson's first floor at the expense of the Proprietors of the Assemby Rooms, with certain reservations as to lights. Signed Reuben Terry

A passage to the Assembly Rooms, the ground floor to the use of the Assembly Room and the residue of the property upwards to the use of George Gibson. Extracted from Drake's History of York.

Pre-nuptial settlement

Consideration: £200

  1. George Gibson, York, innholder and George Gibson Junior, son and heir apparent.
  2. Richard Farrer, upholsterer, and John Ellis, Clifton, gentleman
  3. Elizabeth Dixon, widow
  4. Ann Napier, one of the daughters of John Napier, merchant

House in Finkell Street of Little Lendal now in the possession of George Gibson, the father, subject to yearly rent charges of £20 to George Gibson and £12 to Elizabeth Dixon

  1. Deed to lead the uses of a fine:
    Consideration: £1250
    George Gibson, York, mercer and Mary, his wife
    Richard Farrer, York, esquire
    Several messuages in Lendal Street and Blake Street, York, now in the occupation of William Bluitt, innholder

  2. Fine
    Richard Farrer, plaintiff
    George Gibson and Mary his wife, deforciants
    Property in York (2 copies)

Consideration £1257 6s
Elizabeth Gibson, Abberford, spinster, Joseph Hodskinson, Middlesex, grocer, George Gibson, York, mercer.

All rights in several messuages in Lendal Street and Blake Street, York, then in the occupation of William Bluitt, innholder, and part whereof stood over the pillars of the servants hall adjoining the Assembly Rooms.

Consideration: £1000
Thomas Etridge, John Mason, York, tea dealer
Edward Branton, York, tea dealer
James Barber, York, jeweller.

The above freehold property, and a leasehold messuage and garth in Blake Street, whereupon a billiard room has recently been erected, lately in the occupation of Tristam Hood and now of Thomas Etridge, which is subject to a rent charge of £6 3s 10d for the poor of St Wilfred's parish, York.

Rental: £35
William Oldfield, York, esquire to the Guardians of the Poor of the York Union.
A building in Lendal recently built by William Oldfield according to an agreement made between him and the Guardians. The building consisting of Board Room, Ante Room and 2 register offices, and bounded by the Post Office, premises belonging to Miss Atkinson, and premises belonging William Oldfield.